Presentation Trowel with Snake Handle

Oomersi Mawji of Bhuj (Indian, active in Cutch (Bhuj), about 1860–1890)

about 1875

(not assigned)Gujarat, India

Medium/TechniqueSilver with wood handle

DimensionsOverall: 26.7 x 7.9 x 3.2 cm (10 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)

Credit LineKeith McLeod Fund with the generous assistance of Richard Milhender

Accession number2014.860

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ClassificationsSilver

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Asia

InscriptionsMarked "OM" (Oomersi Mawji)Provenance1875, presented to J. B. Peile Esquire, near Dhoraji, Gujarat, India. 2002, purchased by Richard Milhender from Wynyard Wilkinson, London; 2014, sold by Richard Milhender to the MFA. (Accession date: June 25, 2014)